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Chapter 27: Beating heart

Day 3 of work has been tiring, little did I know I was going to be my mother's personal assistant and be running around all day. Since Lydia has taken a few months for maternity leave she baby sits Zaphrina. Ever since I have felt that uneasy feeling I keep a close eye on her and text Lydia every 5 minutes. Zaphrina has become very fond of Lydia and can't wait to walk across the hall every day.

Today Lydia had to beg me to let her take Zaphrina to the movies till I saw her face. I've texted Lydia 10 minutes ago and the movie ended 20 minutes ago. I grow anxious as I wait in the elevator with coffees in one hand and my phone in the other. I get her voice mail again and I push my phone away as I walk towards my mother's office.

Mommy! I freeze and I hear her voice, the coffees drop from my hand and my mother stands. "Mia?" I pull up my phone and I get Lydia again. Mia! I run for the door when I hear Harry's voice too, once I get in the elevator I close my eyes and appear in the apartment hall way. When I run to their apartment I can hear Avery crying and the door is wide open.

The apart meant is a mess and I feel like someone punched the air out of me as I see a line of blood leading to Lydia's bedroom. I follow the trail and hold my breath and close my eyes as I open the door. I finally open the door and I see Avery in her crib. I look to the corner and Lydia is slumped over tied with duck tape and rope.

"Lydia wake up, Lydia wake up!" I shake her and she starts to blink. When she sees me she screams through the tape on her mouth. I swiftly pull it off and apologize. "Where are they!?" I yell and she tries to catch her breath.

"This lady caught us outside the door when we were going to leave but- but she pushed us in and all I remember is that Harry ran in but- oh god oh god. She had a gun and I just remember hitting the floor- where's Avery?"

I untie her and get up to the crib, Avery has a note on her stomach and it's full of blood prints. There's an address on it.

"Lydia stay here and answer your phone if I call you. Don't call the police if they are there I don't want to scare them off."

Harry's POV

"Mommy!" Zaphrina yells as we sit in the middle of an empty room. Everything is fuzzy and spinning. I look around and the person that took us sits in the shadows and I see the piece in her hand.

"What do you want with us?" I try to stand but my hand is handcuffed to a pipe. Zaphrina has her feet tied to the other end and I see her curled up in a ball. The person stands and walks towards Zaphrina and she starts screaming.

"Mia!" I yell hoping she could hear me in some way. The shadowed figure stops and turns to me.

"Cry for her she doesn't care, come on lets yell together. Mia Mia where are you come save me." She mocks us. I wince as she slaps me hard across my face. "She'll come, but will it be too late?" She walks back to Zaphrina and unties her. Zaphrina gets out of her hold but the woman's legs are longer than the 2 year old.

She thrashes in her hand and I try to get out. I don't hear Zaphrina and I look up. She's sitting on the floor with Zaphrina trapped in her legs with the gun pressed to her head. She starts to rock back and forth and Zaphrina cries harder.

"I want my mommy." She cries and I grow angry.

I look to the shaded corner and I see someone standing, I squint my eyes and see Mia with finger pressed to her lips. I see her hand wave and the cuffs loosen. She turns to Zaphrina and the woman and her eyes stained blue.

"Don't even think about it Queen Miabella or I pull the trigger." Zaphrina squirms and whimpers. "Come on come out." I watch Mia intensely as she stands straighter. She slowly walks into the light and Zaphrina moves more. "Remember me Mia?" Mia looks at her and I can tell something clicks. "Yeah you do, huh thought you could just get rid of me? Nope."